Combined mop head and wringer



No. 621,654. Patented M'ar.-2l,'l8,99.

- H. J. GLEASON.

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(Application filed my 23, 1898.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT rice.

HENRY J. GLEASON, OF ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

, COMBINED MOP HEAD AND WRINGER SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 621,654, dated March 21, 1899.

Application filed May 23, 1898. Serial No- 681,408. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, HENRY J. GLEASON, of Arlington, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in a Combined Mop Head and Wringer, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has relation to mops provided with wringing attachments,and has for its object to provide certain improvements on the combinedmop head and wringer set forth in my Patent No. 551,625, dated December17, 1895.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents in perspective view my improved mop, showing thepreliminary operation of twisting the mop preparatory to forciblywringingit. Fig. 2 represents a side view of the same with the wringingattachment for permitting the use of the mop. Figs. 3 and 4 representthe collar having the hook for receiving the mop-wringer attachment.Figs. 5, 6, and 7 represent views of the finger-hook adapted to beattached to the end of the mop-wringer handle.

' The same letters and figures of reference indicate the same parts orfeatures in all the figures.

In all the drawings, a represents a mophead having a sleeve or socket a,which is secured to a handle 17, the mop-head having a suitable clampingdevice for securing one end of the mop-cloth b.

The mop-wringing attachment comprises a frame 0, having suitable meansfor securing the other end of the mop 17 therein, said frame havingextending out from its cross-bar c a hook or finger 0', adapted toengage the crossbar of the mop-head a. To the frame a is secured a rod 0having near its end a handle 0 which extends crosswise of the rod and isadapted to be grasped by the operator, as shown in Fig. 1,to rotate theclamping-frame c.

As thus far described, the mop head and wringer attachment are nodifferent from that illustrated in my patent hereinbefore referred to.

Secured to the rod or handle I) is a collar d, having two arms d dextending out therefrom, forming a double hook, as shown in Figs. 3 and4. The end 01 of the arm (1 is formed with a knob or head, while the endcl of the arm at is bent at a right angle and is formed as a ring.'Preferably the collar and hook are constructed of malleable brass orother suitable material, and after the rod 0 has been placed in the hookthe head (1 is forced through the ring b and the latter is pressed toclosely confine the said end and prevent it being Withdrawn therefrom.The arm 61 is curved, as shown, to form recesses 2 and 3, the recess 2being arranged so that when the wringer attachment is'bein g twisted therod is located in the recess therein, and when the mop is being used thesaid rod is located in the recess 3. Extending between the arms d d is aweb (1 forming a stop with which a rib or projection c on the rod c mayengage to hold the wringer attachment in the position shown in Fig. 2.Hence when the hook c is engaged with the cross-bar o and the lip orprojection c is forced into engagement with the web d the rod and thewringer attachment are held against endwise movement.

6 indicates a finger-hook formed on the sleeve 6, which is journaled torotate loosely upon a stud c on the rod 0 The object of the said hook-isto enable the operator to quickly Whirl or rotate the rod 0 for the purpose of twisting the mop-clothpreparatory to forcibly wringing the same,the operator holding'the hook c with one finger, as shown in Fig.1,while thus whirling the rod 0 with another finger, the mop being thusquickly prepared for the forcible wringing, which is effected bygrasping the handle 0 sleeve 0 of the hook e is composed of two parallelarms 6 6 formed on the end of the hook and connected at their ends by anopen loop 6 which is at its central portion connected to the hook-bar eby a post 6 There is a bridge a, which connects the post a with thearm-e This sleeve and hook are formed of malleable metal and present theappearance illustrated in Fig. 5 when first manufactured. In order toconnect this hook to the rod 6 the knob c on the end of the rod 0 isinserted through the loop 6 until its end presses against the hook-bar eThen the ends of the loop are forced together, as shown in Fig. 7,thereby confining the head or knob and preventing its withdrawal.

. Having thus explained the nature of the Theinvention and described away of constructing'and using the same, though Without attempting to setforth all of the forms in which it may be made or all of the modes ofits use, I declare that What I claim is- 1. The combination of amop-head a, the handle I) having a collar, the hook on said collarhaving a stop or rib, and the wringer attachment comprising the head 0having the hook c to engage the mop-head, the rod 0 and the lockingprojection c on said rod adapted to engage the said rib or stop (Zsubstantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination with a mop-head, the handle therefor, and a wringerattachment having means for engaging the mop, of a collar (Z secured tothe handle of the mop-head, said collar being provided with two arms (1(1 the latter having the recesses 2 and 3, and

one of the said arms having a head or knob and the other having acompressible ring (1 through which the said knob may be passed prior tothe said ring being compressed, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

3. The combination with a mop-head, a handle therefor, and a wringerattachment having a knob or head 0 of a finger-hook 6 having parallelarms 6 6 connected by an open loop 6, said arms a a being adapted to bepressed toward each other to close the loop around the said head or knob0 In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

HENRY J. GLEASON.

Vitnesses:

A. D. HARRISON, O. F. BROWN.

